text_original: The doom of the Empire seemed inevitable, and an expedition was already marching against Constantinople when Leo the Isaurian, a general in the Roman army, won the Imperial throne, and began the struggle that was destined to preserve Con  stantinople for centuries as the great bulwark of Europe against the followers of the prophet. A little before this check in the east the Saracens Spain, no had won their last great success in the west.
text_transcription: THE DOOM OF THE EMPIRE SEEMED INEVITABLE AND AN EXPEDITION WAS ALREADY MARCHING AGAINST CONSTANTINOPLE WHEN LEO THE ISORIAN A GENERAL IN THE ROMAN ARMY WON THE IMPERIAL THRONE AND BEGAN THE STRUGGLE THAT WAS DESTINED TO PRESERVE CONSTANTINOPLE FOR CENTURIES AS THE GREAT BULWARK OF EUROPE AGAINST THE FOLLOWERS OF THE PROPHET A LITTLE BEFORE THIS CHECK IN THE EAST THE SARACENS HAD WON THEIR LAST GREAT SUCCESS IN THE WEST
phonemes: ðə dˈuːm ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ sˈiːmd ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl, ænd ɐn ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi mˈɑːɹtʃɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst kˌɑːnstɐntɪnˈoʊpəl wɛn lˈiːoʊ ðɪ ɪsˈɔːɹiən, ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɪnðə ɹˈoʊmən ˈɑːɹmi, wˈʌn ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl θɹˈoʊn, ænd bɪɡˈæn ðə stɹˈʌɡəl ðæt wʌz dˈɛstɪnd tə pɹɪzˈɜːv kˈɑːn stˌæntɪnˈoʊpəl fɔːɹ sˈɛntʃɚɹiz æz ðə ɡɹˈeɪt bˈʊlwɔːɹk ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ɐɡˈɛnst ðə fˈɑːloʊɚz ʌvðə pɹˈɑːfɪt. ɐ lˈɪɾəl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ðɪs tʃˈɛk ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ðə sˈæɹəsənz spˈeɪn, nˈoʊ hæd wˈʌn ðɛɹ lˈæst ɡɹˈeɪt səksˈɛs ɪnðə wˈɛst.